Property Record
35 GARFIELD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Paul's Catholic Church |
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| Other Name: | St. Paul's Catholic Church |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 80465 |
| Location (Address): | 35 GARFIELD AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Evansville |
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| Year Built: | 1906 |
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| Additions: | 1913 |
| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | William B. Meggott |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Evansville Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/16/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. "A local tale claims that architect William Meggott's first design for this church was reject by the conservative Roman Catholic archbishop. The white-painted brick church shows a more traditional blend of Romanesque and Gothic Revival elements. The hip-roofed Norman-style tower is a later addition. The main section, with steep gable roof, cross gable, and pointed arch stained glass windows. Appropriately, the first wedding in the church was the marriage of the architect, Meggott, to Ella Cassady in April of 1907." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Evansville Review 2/5/1997. Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, 1992. Evansville Citizen 4/27/2000. ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH. EVANSVILLE: 1956. GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. GLIMPSES OF THE GROVE. EVANSVILLE: 1989, PP. 171-2. ADDRESS FILES. LEONARD P. EAGER LOCAL HISTORY ROOM, EAGER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville: A Walker's Guide, 2002. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |